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Sunday, 4 November 2012

Childhood Memories and Jacket Potato Recipes for Bonfire Night

Remember remember the fifth of November

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason why gunpowder, treason

Should ever be forgot...

So what are the essential elements of a successful Bonfire Night party ? Well, if you ask me, I'd have to go back to my fabulous childhood memories of November 5th. We'd make a proper guy with a paper mache head, real clothes stuffed with paper and straw and proper boots (which must have been removed before he was put on the fire because I can't imagine having that many wellies to throw away year after year !), pulling on woolly hats, scarves and gloves to go outside and write our names with sparklers, buckets of sand laying around just in case, Roman candles, rockets and Catherine wheels and awestruck ooohs and aaahs. My grandad always used to make a big bonfire in the garden and I remember checking for hedgehogs before we lit it, then putting big potatoes wrapped in foil to cook in the embers.

Well, I have to admit, we don't really do anything for Bonfire Night any more. In France, it doesn't exist and if we're in the UK, we're more likely to head to a public display or watch everybody else's private displays from the bedroom window ! One tradition I do love to keep going though is lovely warming, satisfying (but still low-calorie) baked potatoes, even if they're not cooked in the bonfire !I've just shared our traditional recipe for Twice-Baked Potatoes and the recipe for the Chunky Chorizo & Juicy Tomato McCain Ready Baked Jackets that (ahem) we almost tried out, but the other recipe ideas looked too good so ignore so I thought I'd share them with you too.**************************************

Cheesy
Tomato McCain Ready Baked Jackets

Serves:
2

Preparation
& cooking time: 10 minutes

Cost
per serving: £1.91

Ingredients:

2
McCain Ready Baked Jackets

200g
cherry tomatoes, halved

100g
sun blushed tomatoes from a jar or the deli counter

Drizzle
of olive oil

1
tsp garlic puree, optional

50g
fresh breadcrumbs

50g
freshly grated parmesan

Salt
& pepper to season

Method:

Cook two McCain Ready Baked Jackets as
per instruction on pack

Pre heat the grill

Mix together the breadcrumbs and
parmesan and put to the side

Mix together the tomatoes, oil and
garlic and season well with salt and pepper and pile the mixture
onto an oven sheet. Start to grill gently, allowing the tomatoes to
crisp and brown a little. Turn over once or twice

After about 5-7 mins, top with the
parmesan and breadcrumbs mixture and continue to grill gently until
the topping is hot and crispy

When the potatoes are cooked, open
slightly and top with the tomato mixture

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Corned
Beef Hash McCain Ready Baked Jackets

Serves:
2

Preparation
& Cooking Time: 8 minutes

Cost
per serving: £1.84

Ingredients:

2 McCain Ready Baked Jackets

1 tbsp olive oil

1 leek, finely sliced

150g chestnut mushrooms, broken into
chunks

150g corned beef, cut into pieces

Handful freshly chopped parsley

Salt & pepper to season

Method:

Cook two McCain Ready Baked Jackets as
per instruction on pack

Heat the oil in a frying pan and gently
fry the leeks until softened, then add the mushrooms, corned beef
and parsley

When the potatoes are cooked, open
slightly and top with the corned beef hash

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Ranch-Style
Egg Topped McCain Ready Baked Jackets

Serves:
2

Preparation
& cooking time: 7 minutes

Cost
per serving: £1.01

Ingredients:

2
McCain Ready Baked Jackets

1
tbsp olive oil

400g
tin chopped tomatoes

2
tbsp tomato ketchup

1
small clove garlic, crushed

1
tsp oregano

2
large, free range eggs

Method:

Cook two McCain Ready Baked Jackets in
the microwave as per instructions on pack

Heat the oil in an ovenproof frying pan.
Add the garlic, the tinned tomatoes and the ketchup and season well.
Next add the herbs and simmer until the sauce has thickened

Make two gaps in the sauce and drop a
cracked egg into each one. Cook gently until the eggs have set. Pop
under a hot grill for a few minutes if you prefer a less sunny side
up look!

When the potatoes are cooked, split open
slightly and top with the sauce and an egg

Top
Tip:

If
you’re in a real hurry, simply heat a small jar of pizza sauce in
the frying pan and add the eggs

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Sausage
& Caramelized Onion McCain Ready Baked Jackets

Serves:
2

Preparation
& cooking time: 10 minutes

Cost
per serving: £1.46

Ingredients:

2
McCain Ready Baked Jackets

1
tbsp olive oil

1
small red onion, finely sliced

4
chunky sausages, cooked and cut into chunks

3
tbsp red onion chutney

Handful
of freshly chopped parsley

Method:

Cook two McCain Ready Baked Jackets in
the microwave as per instructions on pack

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add
the onions and fry gently until softened and slightly sticky

Add the sausage chunks and heat through

When the potatoes are cooked, add the
chutney to the sausages and allow to bubble. When heated through,
open the potatoes slightly and top with the caramelized red onion
and sausage mixture

4 comments:

As a child I remember baked potatoes cooked on the bonfire, I can still remember the smell even now, like you we don't do it now with our children, we should and I have resolved to bake potatoes next year.

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